Check 6 Revisits: Birth Of The Blackbird, YF-12 Reveal And What

Check 6 Revisits: Birth Of The Blackbird, YF-12 Reveal And What May Be Next

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On the 60th anniversary of an LBJ press conference, Aviation Week editors revisit the moment Lockheed’s YF-12 was revealed for the very first time, and discuss what similarities that unveiling might have with recent developments of today... Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can explore our archive here and read Aviation Week's coverage of the "A-11" in the March 9, 1964, edition of the magazine: A-11 Proven In Reconnaissance Missions Read the CIA memo on former Aviation Week editor Bob Hotz relating to the "A-11" here. Listen to President Johnson's full speech here courtesy of the University of Virginia's Miller Center.

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